Heung-Joo Cha

Assoc Professor, Business Admin

Degrees: Ph.D, University of Houston, Finance, 1999; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Finance, Investment and Banking,1995; B.B.A., Chonnam National University, Korea, Business Administration--Graduated with Distinction, 1989

Research and Areas of Expertise

Professional Background Highlights

Heung-Joo Cha is an Assistant Professor at the University of Redlands. I teach courses in finance. I obtained a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Houston, and MS in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining the university, I was an assistant professor at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota and served as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Houston. I also taught at two Chinese universities in summer 2009. My research interests are mutual funds in the U.S. and other markets, international capital flows and portfolio investments, and emerging markets. I published and presented papers related to these areas. I worked as a manager at a large investment bank in Korea for fund management, international trading and underwriting in Eurobond markets.

Publications

“Time-varying Correlations and Optimal Allocation in Emerging Market Equities for the U.S. Investors” with Dr. Thadavillil Jithendranathan, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Vol. 14, pp. 172-187, 2009.

“How Integrated are the Equity and Debt Markets? A Comparative Study of Japanese
and the U.S. Capital Markets” with Thadavillil Jithendranathan, and Jaebeom Kim in “Japanese Fixed Income Markets: Money, Bond, and Interest Rate Derivatives,” Elsevier North Holland, pp. 349-369, 2006.